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Clictate: A Computer-Based Documentation Tool for Guideline-Based Care

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The use of computer-based documentation tools confers many benefits to the delivery of evidence-based health care. We developed Clictate, a structured reporting environment that utilized standard WindowsTM-based data entry constructs and natural language generation. Clictate has been in use for over 3 years by pediatric providers in an ambulatory setting. More than 50% of our providers use Clictate during the patient encounter. This report describes our results to date, and suggests future opportunities for research and development in the area of computer-based documentation.

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Johnson, K.B., Cowan, J. Clictate: A Computer-Based Documentation Tool for Guideline-Based Care. Journal of Medical Systems 26, 47–60 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013042920905

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